Tamaulipas is 1.15× the size of Ireland
Tamaulipas (state of Mexico) covers about 79,600 km² (30,700 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 79,600km²Tamaulipas
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Tamaulipas
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 87% of the size of Tamaulipas.
- Tamaulipas is larger by 10,100 km² (3,910 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tamaulipas is about 2.59, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Tamaulipas is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 3.4 million, 1.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 43 in Tamaulipas: Ireland is 1.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Tamaulipas: Tamaulipas at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.02× the size of Tamaulipas, when Tamaulipas is 1.15× the size of Ireland.
- Together Tamaulipas and Ireland cover 149,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,100 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Tamaulipas would have 5.9 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Tamaulipas's density, Ireland would have 3.0 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 28.9° of latitude, about 3,210 km, farther north than Tamaulipas's.
- Tamaulipas is the 7th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,210 km) north of Tamaulipas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tamaulipas would have about 23,120 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Tamaulipas and Ireland would cover 149,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 8.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Tamaulipas would rank 116th by area and 135th by population.
Side by side
| Tamaulipas | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 79,600 km²30,700 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 80,200 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 43 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Ciudad Victoria | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 28°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 80,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12